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Alex HeuerOn Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air , host Don Marsh talked with Robbi Courtaway about supernatural activity in St. Louis. Courtaway is the author of two books on the subject, "Spirits of St. Louis: A Ghostly Guide to the Mound City’s Unearthly Activities" and "Spirits of St. Louis II: The Return of the Gateway City Ghosts.” Marsh has a ghost story of his own and wrote about it in his 2008 book, Flash Frames: Journey of a Journeyman Journalist . St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh and producers Mary Edwards and Alex Heuer give you the information you need to make informed decisions and stay in touch with our diverse and vibrant St. Louis region.On Halloween: Don Marsh’s ghost story and other supernatural activity in St. Louishttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/halloween-don-marsh-s-ghost-story-and-other-supernatural-activity-st-louis
57842 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgTue, 31 Oct 2017 21:13:31 +0000On Halloween: Don Marsh’s ghost story and other supernatural activity in St. LouisJenny Simeone-CasasAs a newcomer to the region who has never once heard of working for your Halloween candy with a joke, I find the St. Louis tradition endlessly charming — even after the 15th “What is a ghost’s favorite food? Booberries.” The tradition of jokes isn’t just a St. Louis thing. It is said to have started in Depression-era Des Moines, Iowa, to tamp down on tomfoolery. It ran on the logic that if you distracted children with the task of coming up with a joke in exchange for their candy, they might decide not to smash the pumpkins on your porch. While so many of the jokes I heard from the throngs of children walking around Tower Grove East were the classic spooky monster-themed fodder, some said more about what’s going on in the world. I heard a surprising number of election-related jokes. There was this one: “Where do polar bears go to vote? The South Pole” — and the less-joke more-commentary, “Where’s Donald Trump never going to live? The White House.” No matter how you feel about theSt. Louis’ Halloween joke tradition is still adorablehttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-halloween-joke-tradition-still-adorable-0
54585 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgTue, 01 Nov 2016 19:49:40 +0000St. Louis’ Halloween joke tradition is still adorableKelly MoffittDo your kids need to settle down before a sugar-infused round of trick-or-treating? Does your spooky drive down an abandoned road need a soundtrack? Do you just want to get into the Halloweekend mood? We have the perfect audio for you: excerpts from a dramatic retelling of the classic “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” from local historic interpreter, Anne Williams . No, that does not mean Johnny Depp is involved. Nor those other folks at Disney or Fox . This is the real deal. Ichabod Crane and the headless horseman, however, are just as entertaining in the story, originally written by American author Washington Irving and first published in 1820. You should know that Williams, of Kirkwood, recites these stories from memory. You can find her reciting stories throughout the area during the Halloween season, at Christmastime and on Independence Day. Happy Haunting! “Cityscape” is produced by Mary Edwards , Alex Heuer , and Kelly Moffitt. The show is sponsored in part by the Missouri Arts Council Better than an audiobook: Start your Halloweekend with a listen to this retelling of ‘Sleepy Hollow’http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/better-audiobook-start-your-halloweekend-listen-retelling-sleepy-hollow
49513 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgFri, 30 Oct 2015 18:16:31 +0000Better than an audiobook: Start your Halloweekend with a listen to this retelling of ‘Sleepy Hollow’Kelly MoffittThe National Retail Federation recently found that 157 million Americans will celebrate Halloween this year. Not impressed? That equates to over $6.9 billion in spending —on costumes, parties, candy and…wait for it…boo! Haunted houses. Nearly 20 percent of those 157 million will step foot in a haunted house this season alone.Pulling the mask off: The artistry, and industry, behind haunted houses in St. Louishttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/pulling-mask-artistry-and-industry-behind-haunted-houses-st-louis
49483 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgThu, 29 Oct 2015 18:32:03 +0000Pulling the mask off: The artistry, and industry, behind haunted houses in St. LouisRebecca SmithMany people have heard the stories about black cats disappearing around Halloween and that adoption agencies don't allow adoptions of all-black or all-white pets in October. But for cat owners in the St. Louis area is this danger real or an urban myth? Dr. Kelly Ryan of the Animal Medical Center of Mid-America in St. Louis said she has seen no evidence locally that black cats are more at risk than other animals. The Animal Protective Association of Missouri said it does not limit pet adoptions at any time of the year. It did, however, implement a new policy this year that allows for adoptions of all pets on Halloween, but does not send the animal to their new home until the day after the holiday. Steve Kaufman, the executive director for the APA said this delay is to protect animals from an even more stressful transition to their new home. He said Halloween is not the “proper time to acclimate a pet to a new environment” due to additional stressors, such as costumed individuals andBlack Cats And Halloween: Danger Or Urban Legend? http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/black-cats-and-halloween-danger-or-urban-legend
40745 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgFri, 31 Oct 2014 22:12:40 +0000Black Cats And Halloween: Danger Or Urban Legend? Rachel LippmannLike most old cities, St. Louis has its share of ghost stories. There’s the Lemp Mansion, haunted by the the tragic history of the beer baron’s family. There’s the Rock House on the campus of the Edgewood Children’s Home in Webster Groves, and the spirits that roam the land near Ralston Purina , which was once the site of a medical college and later a Civil War-era prison. And for a brief moment in the late 1800s , St. Louis was at the center of a movement based around the ability to talk to spirits, or the religion known as spiritualism. On a crisp fall night about 10 days before Halloween, David Riordan led a group on his St. Louis Haunted History Tour down a brick path on Laclede’s Landing known as Claymorgan Alley. "This is where they tossed the bodies," he said. “At the height of the cholera epidemic, late July early August, 1849, bodies were stacked up on this street four and five high." Riordan perfected his story-telling shtick doing haunted and Inquisition tours in Spain. HeIn Haunted City, Reaching Out To Ghosts Has a Long Historyhttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/haunted-city-reaching-out-ghosts-has-long-history
40697 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgFri, 31 Oct 2014 03:09:02 +0000In Haunted City, Reaching Out To Ghosts Has a Long HistoryM.W. GuzyThis commentary first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: When I was a kid, Halloween was the day we gave thanks for attending Catholic school. Because the day after is All Saint’s Day in church liturgy, we were off for a holy day of obligation while our public-school counterparts attended classes as usual after a night of trick or treating. (Suckers.)Commentary: Halloween and Obamacare: Trick or treat?http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/commentary-halloween-and-obamacare-trick-or-treat
51696 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgSun, 01 Dec 2013 18:36:19 +0000Commentary: Halloween and Obamacare: Trick or treat?It's fall y'all! No tricks here, just treats: check out these NPR-themed stencils to inspire your pumpkin carving. If you use these templates to carve a pumpkin or if public radio otherwise inspires your Halloween celebrations, email a picture to thisisnpr@npr.org . We'll post the collection here and on our Facebook page on Halloween. (By sending a photo, you grant NPR a nonexclusive perpetual right to publish, edit, distribute, display and re-use the image for any purpose and in any media. You must be the person who took the photo or have the permission of the person who took the photo to submit it to NPR per these terms.) Copyright 2013 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.A Very Public (Radio) Halloweenhttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/very-public-radio-halloween
5774 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgThu, 25 Oct 2012 21:15:06 +0000A Very Public (Radio) HalloweenAlan GreenblattBeing a comedian, Joe Marlotti is always afraid he won't get laughs. But he grows especially nervous this time of year. After all, a comedian doesn't want his kids to bomb when it comes time to tell jokes. Marlotti hails from St. Louis, where local Halloween tradition calls for children not to say "trick or treat," but to tell a joke in order to earn candy. "I've been all around the block — literally — telling them that it's important to tell the joke right, or it makes me look bad," Marlotti says. The typical Halloween joke might involve a short quiz about a witch, ghost or vampire. For example: "What does a skeleton always say before eating?" "Bone appétit." The jokes don't have to be about scary subjects — and, despite the pressure Marlotti puts on his children, they don't have to be funny or even told right. Kids are graded totally on effort. But adults in St. Louis do expect to hear a joke before they'll part with any treats. "When kids come to my door, yeah, damn it, I want themHalloween is more funny than scary in St. Louishttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/halloween-more-funny-scary-st-louis
2373 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgMon, 31 Oct 2011 18:53:28 +0000Halloween is more funny than scary in St. LouisGood morning! Here are some of todays starting headlines (other than yesterdays World Series rally ): Cold pill sales jump after new law in St. Charles County Now that St. Charles County requires a prescription to purchase cold pills containing a key ingredient to methamphetamine, sales of the over-the-counter medications are soaring in three nearby St. Louis County towns. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch cites a statewide database showing that sales of products containing pseudoephedrine jumped by 81 percent last month in Bridgeton, 59 percent in Maryland Heights and 51 percent in Chesterfield. The spikes came after St. Charles County began its prescription law on Aug. 30. Franklin County narcotics detective Jason Grellner, a proponent of prescription laws, attributes the spike to meth-makers crossing the county line. But A spokesman for the Walgreens chain attributes the sales increase to law-abiding St. Charles County residents who dont want the hassle of getting a prescription. E. coliMorning headlines: Monday, October 31, 2011http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/morning-headlines-monday-october-31-2011
2371 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgMon, 31 Oct 2011 14:15:38 +0000Morning headlines: Monday, October 31, 2011Madalyn PainterPhoto taken by Grover Webb on Flickr.com . Join the St. Louis Public Radio Flickr group to see interesting photos taken in the St. Louis region and submit your own. Each week we feature, on our website, one outstanding photo from the group.Superhero, Ninja Stop for Chat at Archhttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/superhero-ninja-stop-chat-arch
2336 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgWed, 26 Oct 2011 17:31:32 +0000Superhero, Ninja Stop for Chat at Arch